Won't you meet me at the gates of the garden

5/23/16

Lush is the word right now. Everything's either green or in bloom and I like that. We went to the botanical garden the other day, to take in a different kind of scenery than that we're used to seeing on the Bluff. Places like this, seemingly hidden from sight, make my heart leap. All the greenery along with a slightly mysterious stone stairway bring childhood books to my mind, "The Secret Garden" kind, naturally, and then there are some Nick Cave's songs and other such pleasant things. This is probably my second favorite time of the year: before the heat strikes but when the nature is already fully alive. My first choice, though, would always be late summer and early autumn days of September. I think I could live in a land of eternal spring or autumn, if there ever was a place like that.

I'm wearing: an old dress and belt and bag and no-name flats.
*Photos by my boyfriend.